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Kauai Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Saturday, March 25th, 10:35pm PDT Hawaii Buoys Swell Wind Temp NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 130° 73.9 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 10 kt 130° 74.1 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 110° 74.7 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 12 kt 120° 75.6 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   5.2 ft 9 sec 66° --- --- 75.7 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.2 ft 9 sec 70° --- --- 77.0 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.0 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 77.2 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.3 ft 7 sec --- --- --- 77.2 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.3 ft 8 sec 186° --- --- 77.5 °F WESTERN HAWAII   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 110° --- SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 60° 75.9 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-23 kt 80° 77.9 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   7.2 ft 11 sec 77° --- --- 83.5 °F Ipan, Guam   6.6 ft 9 sec 76° --- --- 83.3 °F Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau   4.6 ft 8 sec 47° --- --- 85.3 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   3.6 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 83.5 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   6.6 ft 12 sec 42° --- --- 85.1 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

San Francisco Oahu 48-hour Buoy Charts  -  Kauai Region NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE (NOAA 51001) Yesterday Today 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO (NOAA 51101) Yesterday Today -- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NORTHERN HAWAII ONE (NOAA 51000) Yesterday Today -- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Hanalei, Kauai (CDIP 202) Yesterday Today ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 WESTERN HAWAII (NOAA 51003) Yesterday Today 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 View all buoy charts  >> Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

San Francisco Oahu Hanalei Buoy  -  Swell Direction swell direction details Hanalei buoy directional graphic courtesy of CDIP

 

Current Wind Conditions   Kauai Wind Observations Moloaa Dairy ESE (121°) 8-13 kt 6:45 pm  Sat 3/25 Lihue E (80°) 12 kt 7:00 pm  Sat 3/25 Nawiliwili Nos E (84°) 13-15 kt 7:06 pm  Sat 3/25 Poipu ENE (66°) 5-11 kt 7:00 pm  Sat 3/25 Port Allen E (97°) 14-20 kt 7:00 pm  Sat 3/25 Makaha Ridge SW (227°) 1-6 kt 7:11 pm  Sat 3/25 Mana NNW (346°) 3-10 kt 6:34 pm  Sat 3/25 Barking Sands ENE (70°) 5 kt 7:00 pm  Sat 3/25 Puu Lua ENE (60°) 0-4 kt 6:35 pm  Sat 3/25 Puu Opae S (181°) 3-9 kt 6:34 pm  Sat 3/25 Waimea Heights E (101°) 7-16 kt 6:35 pm  Sat 3/25 Wind observations courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

Kauai Tide Charts Tide chart courtesy of The University of South Carolina

 

Kauai Cloud Cover Satellite imagery courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

Tropical Storms Wundermap - East Pacific    Hurricane Archive Tropical storms map courtesy of the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy

 

Kauai Coastal Waters Forecast FZHW50 PHFO 260120 CWFHFO Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Honolulu HI 320 PM HST Sat Mar 25 2023 Hawaiian coastal waters within 40 nautical miles including the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. 320 PM HST Sat Mar 25 2023 .Synopsis for Hawaiian coastal waters... A ridge of high pressure north of the state will produce moderate to locally strong trade winds through Sunday. A trough will approach and stall west of the state from Sunday through middle of next week and will cause the winds to veer toward the southeast and south. Kauai Northwest Waters- 320 PM HST Sat Mar 25 2023 TONIGHT Southeast winds 20 knots. Wind waves to 4 feet. Northwest swell 3 feet. Isolated showers. SUNDAY East winds 20 knots. Wind waves to 5 feet. Northwest swell 4 feet. Isolated showers in the morning, then scattered showers in the afternoon. SUNDAY NIGHT Southeast winds 15 knots. Wind waves to 5 feet. Northwest swell 5 feet. Scattered showers. MONDAY Southeast winds 10 knots in the morning, becoming variable less than 10 knots. Wind waves to 5 feet. Northwest swell 4 feet. Isolated showers. MONDAY NIGHT Winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming south 10 knots after midnight. Wind waves to 4 feet. Northwest swell 3 feet. Isolated showers. TUESDAY South winds 10 knots. Wind waves to 4 feet. Northwest swell 3 feet. Scattered showers. TUESDAY NIGHT South winds 15 knots. Wind waves to 4 feet. Numerous showers. WEDNESDAY South winds 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 feet. Northwest swell 3 to 4 feet. Numerous showers. THURSDAY Southwest winds 15 knots, becoming variable less than 10 knots. Wind waves around 4 feet. Northwest swell 4 to 5 feet. Scattered showers. Kauai Windward Waters- 320 PM HST Sat Mar 25 2023 TONIGHT Southeast winds 15 knots. Wind waves to 5 feet. North swell 3 feet. Isolated showers. SUNDAY East winds 15 knots. Wind waves to 5 feet. Northwest swell 4 feet. Isolated showers. SUNDAY NIGHT Southeast winds 15 knots. Wind waves to 5 feet. Northwest swell 5 feet. Isolated showers. MONDAY Southeast winds 15 knots. Wind waves to 5 feet. Northwest swell 4 feet. Isolated showers. MONDAY NIGHT Southeast winds 10 knots. Wind waves to 4 feet. Northwest swell 4 feet. Isolated showers. TUESDAY Winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming south 10 knots in the afternoon. Wind waves to 4 feet. Northwest swell 3 feet. Scattered showers. TUESDAY NIGHT South winds 10 knots. Wind waves to 4 feet. Numerous showers. WEDNESDAY South winds 20 knots. Wind waves around 5 feet. Northwest swell 3 to 4 feet. Numerous showers. THURSDAY Southwest winds 15 knots, becoming variable less than 10 knots, then becoming south 10 knots after midnight. Wind waves 4 to 5 feet. North swell 4 to 5 feet. Scattered showers. Kauai Leeward Waters- 320 PM HST Sat Mar 25 2023 TONIGHT Southeast winds 15 knots. Wind waves to 2 feet or less, becoming 3 feet after midnight. Northwest swell 3 feet. Isolated showers. SUNDAY Southeast winds 15 knots. Wind waves to 4 feet. Northwest swell 4 feet. Isolated showers in the morning, then scattered showers in the afternoon. SUNDAY NIGHT Southeast winds 10 knots. Wind waves to 4 feet. Northwest swell 4 feet. Scattered showers. MONDAY Southeast winds 10 knots in the morning. Winds variable less than 10 knots in the afternoon. In the Kaulakahi Channel, winds variable less than 10 knots in the morning. Wind waves to 4 feet. Northwest swell 4 feet. Scattered showers. MONDAY NIGHT Winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 knots after midnight. Wind waves to 3 feet. Northwest swell 3 feet. Scattered showers. TUESDAY Southeast winds 10 knots. Wind waves to 3 feet. Scattered showers. TUESDAY NIGHT South winds 10 knots. Wind waves to 3 feet. Numerous showers. WEDNESDAY South winds 15 knots. Wind waves around 4 feet. Northwest swell 3 feet. Numerous showers. THURSDAY Southwest winds 10 knots, becoming variable less than 10 knots, then becoming south 10 knots after midnight. Wind waves 3 to 4 feet. Northwest swell 4 to 5 feet. Scattered showers. Kauai Channel- 320 PM HST Sat Mar 25 2023 TONIGHT East winds 15 knots. Wind waves to 4 feet. Northwest swell 3 feet. Isolated showers. SUNDAY East winds 20 knots. Wind waves to 5 feet. Northwest swell 4 feet. Isolated showers. SUNDAY NIGHT East winds 15 knots. Wind waves to 5 feet. Northwest swell 4 feet. Scattered showers, mainly in the evening. MONDAY Winds variable less than 10 knots. Wind waves to 5 feet. Northwest swell 4 feet. Isolated showers. MONDAY NIGHT Winds variable less than 10 knots. Wind waves to 4 feet. Northwest swell 3 feet. Scattered showers. TUESDAY South winds 10 knots. Wind waves to 4 feet. Northwest swell 3 feet. Scattered showers. TUESDAY NIGHT South winds 15 knots. Wind waves to 4 feet. Numerous showers. WEDNESDAY South winds 15 knots. Wind waves around 5 feet. Northwest swell 3 feet. Numerous showers. THURSDAY South winds 15 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 feet. Northwest swell 4 feet. Scattered showers. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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